The Mystery of Missing Suitors

Scribe Notes

Summary

Adventure: The Mystery of Missing Suitors

• aka Newcourt Heart of Darkness

GM: Martin
Season: Winter 804 WK

Party

• Gerald, a Human male, renowned for his illusions
• Penni, a lovely Elven female Namer, a woman of deep convictions and full of promise
• Dramus, an Elven male Necromancer, a stout adventurer of good standing
• Thaeuss, an Elven male Binder, a fellow adventurer I know well
• Yvette, a Human female Mind mage, a young lady of repute if not renown
• Father Broc, Elven Rune mage (Scribe)

Time on adventure

14th Snow to 25th Snow 804 WK

Employer

Baron of Newcourt

Mission

Investigate a missing VIP

Original Scribe Notes

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Prologue

These are the certified true and correct scribe notes for the adventure, as written by:

The Venerable Father, Broc von Hecklyn

Noon 14th Snow 804

My residence in Seagate:

The bitter cold weather has continued and I’m wrapped up warmly in front of my fire watching the flames dance around the hearth, content and comfortable with a thick tome of church history to review, ah what bliss!

I had just nodded off when the door opened and in traipsed my faithful acolyte Garion Du’ornal entered and I could tell be the frown on his face he wasn’t happy which meant bad news for me. <sigh>

Ga’Ernoul de Tuscana – Born in Tuscana, my acolyte for the past few years.

“OK what is it Ga’Ernoul?” I was about to prompt him to reply when I noticed in the doorway behind him my old friend Thaeuss standing patiently with just the hint of a smirk on his face. “Come on in Thaeuss, make yourself at home and tell me why you’re out in this dreadfully cold weather”. Thaeuss promptly sat down in front of the fire, thawing whilst gathering his thoughts and I waited patiently as I have learnt that Thaeuss will speak in his own good time.

“Broc, a message was sent to the guild requesting some assistance with a ‘delicate’ matter up in Bowcourt and I thought you might like to come with me and a few others to see what’s afoot there.” He knew me well, knowing that with just a little information offered and the possibility of adventure I would jump at the opportunity, and I did! “Certainly Thaeuss when and where are we meeting and what’s the story?”

He rose from his warm repose with a smile on his face, “I knew you’d come but explanations will have to wait as I have others to gather for the task. Come to the guild at 2pm to find out more”. He then took his leave and went again into the cold searching for more ‘friends’ (1) no doubt, which left me with a chill at the thought of who he may come across here in sleepy mid winter Seagate.

(1) Friends or victims – this is yet to be seen!

I waited some time and gathered some fortitude with the help of a good bottle of wine and some fine cheese but I couldn’t help wondering what I had volunteered for and who would be accompanying us on our travels this time.

I noticed the clock showing half way between 1 and 2 so I rose, dressed and I asked Garion to excuse me to any who come asking for me while I am away then I grabbed my warm heavy cloak and headed up to the Guild with haste. I saw few others in the cold streets, as most are too intelligent to be heading anywhere outdoors in this bone chilling weather. I was relieved that my warm heavy cloaks managed to keep out most of the cold on my route to the large imposing edifice by the river, which is known as the Seagate Adventurers Guild (SAG).

2pm 14th Snow 804

Seagate Adventurers Guild – Seagate

I passed through the guarded gates of the guild and asked the door warden where Thaeuss was meeting to organise a ‘party’. He said the only room being used at the moment was the grand meeting room on the 3 rd floor, so I hurried off in search of this room, as I’d never heard of a ‘Grand meeting room’! I entered the well lit (but still retaining shadowy corners), warm and opulent room wherein I spied several other adventurers including a few familiar faces. I took a seat, nodded to the assembled few and waited for a man to inform us as to what is afoot. Looking around I noticed and noted that already gathered in this warm and cosy room were: ? Gerald, a Human male, renowned for his illusions ? Penni, a lovely Elven female Namer, a woman of deep convictions and full of promise ? Dramus, an Elven male Necromancer, a stout adventurer of good standing ? Thaeuss, an Elven male Binder, a fellow adventurer I know well ? Yvette, an Human female Mind mage, a young lady of repute if not renown Thaeuss related the story as known thus far is: Six weeks after the Winter Guild Meeting, an urgent message has arrived at the guild by way of the semaphore system from the Baron of Newcourt’s Chamberlain. The message requests a party to (discreetly) investigate a disappearance at the court where several suitors for the Baron's daughter's hand are in residence and one important guest has gone missing. An individual will need to pose as a suitor with the rest as entourage (allowing the group free, unobtrusive access to the castle). Remuneration will be by negotiation. Own transport to Newcourt I is required. Our employment to start as soon as possible Thaeuss further notes that in an unusual twist, standard guild astrology readings indicate that a binder would be useful on this mission (and no the astrologer was not drunk, blind, charmed, compelled, nor bribed), but they did recheck twice. This explains why Thaeuss was gathering us together as he was ‘lucky’ enough to be in Seagate at the time!! The ubiquitous ‘Smith’ from guild security appeared from his shadowed corner and asked for the guild contract to be signed and positions decided upon. We quickly responded to this voting myself as scribe (with no other volunteers), after some discussion Yvette became military scientist with her highest rank and we decided that Dramus would be our leader unless a decision involved demonic’s and the like, in which case Thaeuss would take charge. Preparations began immediately with the meeting adjourning until 6pm, which we had decided as our time of departure. Some hurried back to lodgings or stores to procure more winter furs for the highlands that we would most likely be visiting, others quickly visited the library for a bit of research II into the area of Bowcourt and yet others simply disappeared off for a few hours. 6pm 14 th Snow 804 Seagate Adventurers Guild – Seagate: We all met in the Guild courtyard where we discovered Thaeuss had created our transport device which rather looked like a large tarpaulin turned up at the front & sides, with transparent ‘windows’ in the front/floor as well as seating space for around 4 individuals. He explained that some of us can be weightless and go along with the ‘flying tarpaulin’, some will be carried by the tarp due to their weight and I would be transformed to stone and shrunk to I We note that it is Yule in Newcourt, which is some 450 miles NNE of Seagate in the foothills of the Alfheim Mountains. II See the Section in this document ‘Seagate Guild Library Research results’